Prashant Dewan — Bank manager, 3 others booked in cheating case

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Bank manager, 3 others booked in cheating case
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The accused
Branch manager surinder negi of the state bank of patiala, now state bank of india, sector 44, along with tarun kumar khera, his wife mohini khera and savreet singh, all residents of sector 70, mohali, had been booked for cheating and criminal conspiracy.
The complaint
Rubal dewan alleged in her plaint that she had never opened any account in the said bank branch. Last year, when she acknowledged that an account existed in the bank branch in her name, cash amounting to rs 11 lakh each was deposited and withdrawn from the account three times.
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Chandigarh, june 17
Following the directions of the district courts, four persons, including the branch manager of a bank in sector 44, were booked for opening a teacher’s fake bank account and making transactions from the same.
Branch manager surinder negi of the state bank of patiala, now state bank of india, sector 44, along with tarun kumar khera, his wife mohini khera and savreet singh, all residents of sector 70, mohali, had been booked for cheating and criminal conspiracy at the sector 34 police station.
An account was opened in the bank on the basis of the complainant rubal dewan’s stolen identity proofs and cash transactions were made through this account.
After no action was taken by the police, a complaint was filed in the court, which directed the police to register an fir against them.
Rubal alleged in her plaint that she had never opened any account in the said bank branch. Last year, when she acknowledged that an account existed in the bank branch in her name, cash amounting to rs 11 lakh each was deposited and withdrawn from the account three times.
The complaint further alleged that the account was opened by the accused manager in connivance with other accused, tarun kumar khera, who was operating more than 20 accounts in the same branch under the names of different people.
She alleged that tarun stole the voter identity card and the photograph from the office of her husband. The account was opened by forging her signatures.